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World War II
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Mussolini comes to power
Originally a socialist Mussolini became prime minister leading the way for a fascist government. He wanted to be the modern Cesar of Italy and that is what drove him. -
Stalin comes to power
Stalin started gaing power after the death of lennin in 1924. Stalin ruled with terror and an iron fist. -
Hitler's rise to power
Hitler's rise to power began in the mid 1920's as the German economy was struggling. He was appointed chancellor of Germany as hope for a better prosperous future -
Italy's conquest of Ethiopia
This war resulted in the Italian military occupying Ethiopia. It sent the message that even though both countries were in the league of nations, it proved at the time that the league of nations wasn't effective enough -
Spanish Civil War
A war between republican who supported the spanish republic and the rebel nationalists led by general Francisco Franco. The nationalists won and this led to Franco ruling Spain from 1939 to 1975. -
Annexing of Austria
Hitler came to Austria to unite it as part of the German Nazi power. The chancellor of austria however did not want to do this but resigned days later as chancellor allowing Nazi's to put a government of their own in Austria. -
Rome-Berlin Axis formed
This marked an agreement with Germany, Italy, and Japan as axis powers. This however did not mean all three countries trusted eachother. This was a defense for each axis power country, it is also known as the pact of steel. -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
It was signed between the Nazi's and Soviets to stop fighting for 10 years. It was done to for Stalin to build up his army and keep peace with Germany. -
Poland Attacked
This was a massive invasion to take over Poland that included ofver 1.5 million nazi soldiers. It was Hitler's plan to take over poland and enslave the slavs. Two days later France and Britain declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain consisted of a fight between British and German air forces. Britain won the fight and prevented German troops from invading Great Britain. -
Tojo comes to power
Tojo's rise to power first started off as a general that initiated Chinese conflict in 1937 and later became the army minister. He was known for his bueracratic efficiency -
Pearl Harbor
It was an attack on U.S. naval ships and planes by the Japanese. The day after president Roosevelt declared war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway
It was a counter attack on Japan by the U.S. that hurt the Japanese navy heavily. This put the U.S. in an offensive position. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a battle that the Soviets defeated the Germans over conquering the city of Stalingrad. It was a bloody battle that resulted in roughly 2 million deaths. -
Valkyrie
It was decided by high ranking German officials that Hitler should die becasue of the unforgiving war Germany has been put through. The plan was to have a suitcase with a bomb to go off during a meeting in a bunker. This unfortunatly failed and left Hitler with just minor injuries. -
D-Day
The allied powers had an invasion of over 50,000 soldiers along the coast of France. They liberated the Normandy region France. -
Battle of Bulge
It was an attempt of a suprise attack by Hitler to split allied armies in North West Europe through the Ardennes. Hitler was unsucsessful due to general Patton stopping the attack -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died during his retreat to Warm Springs, Georgia. This gave Harry Truman the job of Commander and Chief. -
Mussolini Executed
After being captured by Italian Partisians, he was tried for war crimes and executed publicly. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler commited suicide in his bunker along with his wife Eva with his service pistol. -
V-E Day
It stands for victory in Europe, it marked the defeat of the Nazi regime. This was a time of rejoicing for Britain and America. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
This was the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima that killed 80,000 people immediately and killed another ten thousand more days after. This was a way for America to end the war in the Pacific really quick. -
Nagasaki Bombing
This was a second nuclear bombing from America that mad the Japanese surrender. The bomb killed around 60 to 80 thousand people. -
V-J Day
This marked the day that Japan surrendered to the allied powers. This ended World War II.
